Cosmology

James Bond as a Representation of Normative Society James Bond, a character introduced in Ian Fleming’s novels, has been considered as being one of the most mass-mediated characters of the last century. He is a popular hero, an icon of adventure, a guru of male style, the last word in gadgetry, and a loaded symbol of sex and violence. However, these features and attributes are not necessarily a fixed part of the James Bond character. Throughout the last century one can see that the character…

to the XX century, and would as preeminent spiritual leader leave the powerful stamp on a development of mankind in next three millennia. (Quote from the article ’On the Birth of My Mission, chapter #1) • HE WAS ALSO AGAINST THE IDEAS TO PUT HIS COSMOLOGY at Ph.D. level University Studies, as was unrelentingly suggested by the associates, and by referring to the scientific community, he pointed out, that he does not need to re-write material specifically for them “because they are not less…

Joy Harjo is a contemporary Native American poet who is a member of the Mvskoke Nation. Her writing manifests her love and respect for nature, and conveys a sense of equality among humans and all other life forms. This Native American literature deviates from traditional Western literature for it creates an emphasis on harmony among all living things. As discussed in “The Sacred Hoop”, by Paula Gunn Allen, the two literatures differ so much because the cultures are so uncommon. Western…

Huffington Post’s article authoritatively described the definition of a trophic cascade as an ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition, or removal of top predators and involving reciprocal changes in the relative populations of predator and prey through a food chain, which often results in dramatic changes in ecosystem structure and nutrient cycling (huffingtonpost.com).” For that reason, in today’s society we have witnessed numerous trophic cascades that occur all over the world,…

Theories on how the Earth was Created Introduction Throughout the centuries, mankind has always been curious towards how everything was created. Over the years, numerous theories were introduced to the world on the concepts of Earth as well as its origins. Mankind has always made strives in scientifically proving fact from fiction in answering the age-old question: How was Earth Created? After centuries have pasted, the Nebular Hypothesis was generated based on numerous experiments, and…

Tyson is a very decorated scientist in the fields of astrophysics, physical cosmology, and astronomy. He is a spiritual individual, but not in the traditional sense of the word. Instead, he offers his own definition: “For me, when I say spiritual, I’m referring to a feeling you would have that connects you to the universe in a way…

Metaphysics and Epistemology deal with theories of reality and knowledge. Those two domains of philosophy exhibit a close relationship since our understanding of reality affects our perception of knowledge. Philosophy explores an unlimited array of ideas, including religion. In the field of religion, the nature and existence of a higher power (God) are explored as well as the immortality of the soul, miracles, and the comprehensibility of religious language as factual statements (Alexander, 2010…

The book reviewed below is The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible, the author is Scot McKnight, and Zondervan in Grand Rapids, Michigan, published this book in 2008. This book’s organization exists in four parts that discuss three questions and one statement, and each item stands as a subtitle in The Blue Parakeet. The first subtitle stands as Story: What is the Bible?, the second subsists as Listening: What do I do with the Bible?, the third exists as Discerning: How do I Benefit…

Between “Damon and Pythias” and “Two Friends”, I believe that “Two Friends” presented friendship more realistically. The fact that “Damon Pythias” is a Greek legend, meaning that it’s an exaggerated story, makes its presentation of friendship a lot less realistic. On the other hand, “Two Friends” presented friendship more realistically since the author left a lot of hints, which foreshadowed the developments of the story. For example, it may seem unrealistic that M. Sauvage and M. Morissot went…

Los Angles, California. Los Angles has one of the largest prison population in the country, with more than 170,000 individuals behind bars. Steven Hawkins is an English theoretical physicist and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. In Steven Hawkins 2010 article Poverty Does Not Cause Crime, Hawkins talks about the lowest performing schools. The Los Angeles Unified School District was projecting a deficit of $640 million in the 2010-11…